Fashion statements - a lesson plan "This is a staged discussion activity which focuses on students' personal opinions of style and fashion." (teachingenglish.org.uk)

Her Shoes - a lesson"This EFL lesson is designed around a short film by The Mercadantes titled Her Shoes and the theme of clothes.Students practise vocabulary related to shoes and clothes, and clothes collocations, watch a short film and talk about clothes and fashion." Time: 60 minutes (film-english.com)

Train drivers in skirts after shorts ban (June 11, 2013) - a lesson plan with AUDIO "Male train drivers in Sweden have come up with a novel way of staying cool in the summer heat after their company banned the wearing of shorts." (breakingnewsenglish.com)

South Korea 'bans' miniskirts (March 23, 2013) - a lesson plan"A new law has come into force in South Korea that effectively bans the wearing of miniskirts.The controversial piece of legislation is called the 'overexposure law' and is an attempt by the government to curb what it views as public indecency." (breakingnewsenglish.com)

Fashion and clothing- a lesson proposed by Randall S. Davis (esl-lab) with :- a list of commonly-used vocabulary with a recording of the words in RealMedia format.- a short quiz to test students' comprehension of some of the words,- a Follow-Up exercise for expanding students' use of the vocabulary in a conversation with a partner or group.

Role-play :

The clothes shop"This mini-play is set in a clothes shop in Manchester, where two friends are chatting to each other as they shop.The lesson contains a downloadble MP3 audio file and a PDF with student worksheets and teacher's notes." (onestopenglish.com)

Clothes"First click on the picture and play the games, then make sure you know the words and play the 4 games..."Created by Renée Maufroid

Trigger Finger(english-online.org.uk)"Pick a category and then click as many things as you can find in that category in one minute...There are 25 words in each category."BODY / ANIMALS / FOOD / CLOTHES

Don't Be Caught With Your Pants Down - Text + Audio"Are you too big for your boots? Do you often fly by the seat of your pants? Learn what these clothing expressions mean and so many others.You may be excited to get started but keep your shirt on! Be patient. All you have to do is click on this episode of Words and Their Stories." (learningenglish.voanews.com)

Belt Idioms"A belt is a strip of flexible material, such as leather, plastic, cloth, used with or without a buckle for wear (usually) around the waist.Some idioms are based on a belt’s narrow shape, like the following epithets for different sections of the United States."(dailywritingtips.com)

Textiles of the future"Europe's textiles industry faces heavy competition from other parts of the world, especially China. This video shows though that it's not all doom and gloom." (YouTube)

Woolite : Torture - a commercial (YouTube)- UPDATED "You might know Rob Zombie as the founder and lead singer of White Zombie or you might be more familiar with his film workdirecting gory horror movies like House of 1000 Corpses and the Halloween remake.Either way, odds are good that you probably don’t think about a gentle laundry detergent when you picture the guy.That’s exactly why having him direct the 30-second spot is pretty genius.I mean, when was the last time you even thought about Woolite, let alone voluntarily watched a commercial for it?"(Neatorama)

France Passes Ban on Face Coverings"France's lower house approved a ban on wearing face-covering veils in public.This is widely seen as a move to clamp down on Islamic extremism." + TRANSCRIPT(newsy.com)

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About Me - Acerca de mí...

I had never lost my interest in books.
Reading was my scape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of
choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness
that surrounds you when you hear an author´s words reverberating in
your head.